Woodworking Manufacturing Technologies: Furniture Making (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/woodworking/
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Furniture Making program option prepares students for employment in the woodworking industry, primarily in custom furniture shops. Through courses focusing on tables, casegoods, and other forms, students learn how to use traditional woodworking machinery and hand tools. Core topics include furniture design and finishing. Electives include advanced casegoods, advanced tables, advanced hand-tool topics, veneering, and SketchUp. Graduates are employed as furniture makers, general woodworkers, or are self-employed. Spatial intelligence, cognitive ability, and eye-hand coordination are recommended for those entering the program.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students safely and confidently use woodworking tools and equipment to build a furniture project.
- Students build several furniture projects to meet the requirements of specified planning documents.
Program Requirements
Full-time students may take option one or Part-time students may take option two.
Option One: Full-Time Students (25.5 Units)
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| WMT Core Courses | ||
| WMT 101 | Introduction to Woodworking | 3.0 |
| WMT 171A | Introduction to Tables and Woodworking Hand Tools | 6.5 |
| WMT 171B | Topics in Cabinetmaking | 6.5 |
| WMT 171C | Woodworking Design and Fabrication | 6.5 |
| WMT 171L | Furniture Intensive Lab | 2.0 |
| WMT 172L | Intermediate Furniture Intensive Lab | 1.0 |
| Total Units | 25.5 | |
Option Two: Part-Time Students (18 Units)
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| WMT Core Courses | ||
| WMT 101 | Introduction to Woodworking | 3.0 |
| WMT 102 | Introduction to Solid Wood Casegoods | 4.0 |
| WMT 103 | Introduction to Tables | 4.0 |
| WMT 201 | Woodworking with Hand Tools | 4.0 |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Choose from the following for a minimum of three (3) units: | 3.0 | |
| Woodworking Essentials (4) | ||
| Casegood Manufacturing Lab (2.5) | ||
| Table Manufacturing Lab (2.5) | ||
| Wood Finishing (2) | ||
| Wood Carving for Furniture (2.5) | ||
| Woodworking Appreciation (1) | ||
| Introduction to Woodturning (2) | ||
| Decorative Boxes (4) | ||
| History of Furniture Design (3) | ||
or ART 126 | History of Furniture Design | |
| Furniture Design (4) | ||
| Windsor Chair (4) | ||
| Jigs and Fixtures (2) | ||
| Introduction to Faceframe Cabinetmaking (4) | ||
| Running A Woodworking Business (3) | ||
| Alphacam and the CNC Router (4) | ||
| SketchUp for Woodworkers (3) | ||
| Introduction To Digital Fabrication (4) | ||
| Woodworking Machine Maintenance and Repair (2) | ||
| Advanced Furniture Casegoods (4) | ||
| Advanced Tables (4) | ||
| Veneering and Marquetry (4) | ||
| Tambour Door (4) | ||
| Intermediate Woodturning (2.0) | ||
| Intermediate Woodturning Lab (1) | ||
| Advanced Handtools-Handplanes (2) | ||
| Advanced Handtools - Joinery (2) | ||
| Advanced Handtools - Dovetails (2) | ||
| Outdoor Seating (4) | ||
| Chair Design and Construction (4) | ||
| Morris Chair (4) | ||
| Traditional American Furniture (4) | ||
| Curved and Tapered Forms for Furniture (4) | ||
| Sculptural Chair (4) | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |